UT's Cohen New Works Festival Brings Experimentation to the Stage

Campus hosts a weeklong celebration of working outside comfort zones

"...When curtains rise on the Cohen New Works Festival on April 15, over 30 original..."

April 12, 2019 Arts Post by Alyssa Hiarker

An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn

This year's weirdest, most delightful rom-com

"...Directed by: Jim Hosking. Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, Emile..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...Music and the movies, the two oldest and most defining elements of South by Southwest, find..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Men in Black 3

Josh Brolin's spooky good impersonation of the younger Tommy Lee Jones is the only fresh thing happening in this sequel.

"...Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones,..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...Directed by: Martin Scorsese. Starring: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2003 Texas Book Festival Preview

"...Texas Book Festival Schedule All events, which are free and open to the..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Books Feature

DCCC Throwing Weight in CD 10?

Intercept report claims favoritism for Hutcheson

"...A late June report in The Intercept claimed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has picked a favorite in the..."

July 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Fresh Blood

The musical version of Carrie, no longer a legendary flop, makes a timely debut in Austin

"...most unsettling musicals in theatre history is the original Broadway version of Carrie, but not because it was based..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Arts Feature by Russell M. Dembin

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...world premiere of Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, Richard Linklater's Austin-produced and -animated story of growing up..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...Between mid May and Labor Day, there are only 15 weekends - the weekends that..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Friday Picks & Sleepers

TGIFriday of SXSW, blurb by blurb

"...Friday Picks Pedaljets..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

The Skulls

"...Directed by: Rob Cohen. Starring: William Peterson, Steve Harris, Christopher..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Show and Tell

Spring Previews 2000

"...The movie distributors compartmentalize the year by season -- summer, fall, holiday..."

Feb. 25, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Following January’s tease of six titles, SXSW Film has..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Homeless Campground: South Austin Dilemma

Larger issue still unaddressed

"...group of homeless Austinites camping on 18.2 acres of undeveloped land in South Austin were forced to find another..."

April 4, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Thursday Picks & Sleepers

S.H.I.T. – So Happy It's Thursday blurbs

"...Thursday Picks Dog Trumpet..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Election 2006

The latest dispatches from the campaign trail

"...Ranger Rick Protects Us From Furriners, and Other TV Dramas In political ads hitting the airwaves this week, manly..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature

Give Him Enough Rope

John Walch's new plays -- the monologue The Circumference of a Squirrel and the epic The Dinosaur Within -- are inextricably linked: In their ambitious scope, in their genesis, and in the amount of national attention they're generating for this award-winning Austin playwright.

"...One day, when playwright John Walch was wandering on the beach..."

April 20, 2001 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

Sxsw

"...Okay, take a deep breath. Hold it. Exhale. Again. There. Feel better? Look,..."

March 14, 1997 Music Feature

That’s So Cool: Celebrating Bob Johnston

The late producer’s staggering output somehow excluded his own renown

"...Bob Johnston, who died Aug. 14, was all energy. Delicately wired, he was..."

Aug. 20, 2015 Music Post by Louis Black

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Twenty-five years and counting can't slow down SXSW Film. As the festival enters its second quarter-century,..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Musicians on Avoiding the Sophomore Slump

Five trending Austin-hatched acts that sidestepped recording’s biggest pitfall

"...XetasArt-punk through trial and error..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

On the Lege

Texas and Sudan: In or Out?

"...sticky political question has emerged in Gov. Rick Perry's endorsement of legislation that would divest the state's holdings in..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Cat and Mouse, Confined to a Kiosk

Director Joel Schumacher discusses his new thriller, Phone Booth.

"...film fans, he's invariably taken to task for the gaudy, histrionic silliness of the two Batman films he directed..."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Dreaming ART

This year in Austin, autumn brings a Spring Storm, and with it Actors Repertory of Texas, the realization of the city's long-cherished dream of a locally based professional theatre company.

"...play titled Spring Storm is receiving its world premiere production in Austin. Inside the B. Iden Payne Theatre, an..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Our collective state pride pervades all that we do, from our insane devotion..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...boom stick. South By Southwest has just announced that Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will be this year's..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Table Nominations, 2002-2003

The full list of nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...gathered its nominations for the 2002-2003 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing exceptional work in local theatre, dance, classical music,..."

May 9, 2003 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Staff members are listed in chronological order, first hired to last. Due to space considerations and..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

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